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Range of Catalina seaplane?
What was the range of a WWII Navy Catalina?
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PBY-1 2,115 miles/1210 miles with 2000lb bomb load
PBY-2 2,131 miles/1242 miles with bomb load PBY-3 2,175 miles/1258 with bomb load PBY-4 2,076 miles/1285 with bomb load When the fives (-5 and -5A) and the -6 came around, they quoted 2,500 miles as a patrol range which was pretty close with the dash 92 engines, but a lot depended on thecfewand ordnance load. |
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W. D. Allen Sr. wrote:
What was the range of a WWII Navy Catalina? My PBY-6A Standard Aircraft Characteristics gives the following numbers: ASW Patrol, with full internal fuel (8,778#) & 4 325# Depth Charges under the wings: 1705 NMi at 1500'/102 Kts Bomber, with 4 1,000# bombs under the wings and 6,756# of fuel, 1250 NMi at 1500', 104 Kts. Search,m with 2 150 U.S. Gallon drop tanks (10,578# of gas) 2075 NMi at 1500', 104 Kts. -- Pete Stickney Java Man knew nothing about coffee. |
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"Peter Stickney" wrote in message ... W. D. Allen Sr. wrote: What was the range of a WWII Navy Catalina? My PBY-6A Standard Aircraft Characteristics gives the following numbers: ASW Patrol, with full internal fuel (8,778#) & 4 325# Depth Charges under the wings: 1705 NMi at 1500'/102 Kts Bomber, with 4 1,000# bombs under the wings and 6,756# of fuel, 1250 NMi at 1500', 104 Kts. Search,m with 2 150 U.S. Gallon drop tanks (10,578# of gas) 2075 NMi at 1500', 104 Kts. -- Pete Stickney Java Man knew nothing about coffee. While not Navy, the Qantas "Double Sunrise" Perth-Ceylon PBY flights were about 3500 miles. Matt. |
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